Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-11-12
POLICE JURY

and Messrs. Erwin, Richardson,
Sewer, Cochran and Fischel.
Mr.. Long stated the object of the
meeting 10 be to make some ar
rangement about the roads along
the leveeS, and any other business
of urgency.
Mr.. Sewer moved that the Sher-
If be authorized to see DR. French
and make arrangements about Sc
curing a building for holding court
in, seconded by Mr.. Fischel and
adopted.
Mr.. Cochran moved that Ward
& Yoste be refunded the amount of
the parish tax paid the second time
by them, seconded by Mr.. Sewer
and carried.
Mr.. Fischel offered the following.
seconded by Mr.. Cochran and
adopted:
Ordinance No. $40.
Be 1t ordained By the Police jury
Of the Parish Of NGdjson, State Of
Louisiana, That Road District No.
/, leading from ferry landing to old
Court Houte in Delta, be changed
to extend from ferry landing TO
khea's store, on upper line of Ried
plantation, and that Road District
No. p, leading from old Court
House to Reds store or upper
line of Ried's Place, be abolished.
Further, That all hands on the
Burney place and in the town OF
Delta be assigned to the said Road
running from the ferry landing to
Rhea's store, and that Mr.. W. P
Towne be made Road Overseer of
said road.
BE it further ordained, That the road
now used from the Pollard Church
or upper line Of Elmwood planta-
ton. and running aloug.the levee to
Delta, coming into Delta, near Mrs.
Hardy's dwelling, be declared a
pubic road, known as road Dis
trict No. % and that Mr.. II. Van
Os is hereby appointed as Road
OverSeer, and that all hands on the
river front of Elmwood Plant'n, of
the Waddiil and Richardson tracts,
on that part of White Tract lying
north of Grants Canal be assigned
for road duty.
Be At further ordained. That the
Road opened by Mr.. r. X. Boney,
in the year 1885, running across the
levee, in front of Willow Glen,
thence to the river front 10 the
Ferry Landing be and is hereby
abolished.
Mr.. Richardson moved the
adoption ofthe following ordinance:
No. 800, seconded by Mr.. Erwin
and adopted.
Ordinance No. $40.
Be It ordained By the Police Jury
of the Parish Of Ndlisoa, That
G. A. Richardson, a. S. Coltharp,
H. Deis, II. P. MOrancy, Jos.
Witherow, J. T. Mcclellan and
Geo. c. Waddill, be and they are
hereby appointed a jury OF free
holders to lay out and make pub
lie road in said Parish from the
steamboat landing ut Milliken {
Bend to the Cabin Teele planta-
ton at such point or such place as
said committee may determine,
with instructions to trace and lay
out such road to the greatest adj
vantage of the inhabitants, and as
little as may be to the prejudice OF
Enclosures and assess such
damages if any, a. any person may
sustain as directed by law. Revised
Statutes of 1870, Sec. 1869.
! Mr.. Sewer moved that the FL
nance Committee take up all bills
before the Board, seconded by Mr.
Erwin and adopted.
Mr.. Richardson moved the
adoption of the following ordinance
seconded by Mr.. Sewer, and adopt,
| ed.
| Ordinance No. 81.
| Be Il ordained by the Police Jur!
of the Parish of Madison, Tha
Roe Humphreys, B. G. Humph
reys, J. P. Parker, Geo. c. Wad
dill, G. A. Richardson. H. B. Lewis
Jos. Witherow and A. 5. Coltharl
be and they are hereby appointed
a iury of free holders 10 Law out